Indo-Asian News Service
Mumbai, May 7: South Africa and Delhi Daredevils opener Quinton de Kock has heaped praise on his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise mentor Rahul Dravid, saying that the confidence and advice given by the former India batsman has helped the side’s youngsters go out and express themselves on the cricket pitch.
“It has been nice to have Rahul around in the team, especially with a young team here. He has guided us a lot and helped us along the way. It is so nice to have a mentor like that. It gives us the confidence to go out and play freely,” De Kock said.
“He (Dravid) hasn’t given me tips, as he knows that I play enough cricket on my own too, how to deal with bat and the like. So he hasn’t given me much, but I am sure he has given the other youngsters some sort of support and guided them, I don’t know how but yes he has I think,” he added.
Being the first batsman to hit a ton in the ongoing ninth edition of IPL, the Johannesburg-born star credited his consistent run to luck. “I have not worked on much. Just the matter of me being a bit luckier, that’s what it comes down to eventually. Yes, I had a great time last year here and it feels nice to kick into some form and score runs again. There is no magic formula into it, just being lucky I guess,” he said.